salt (EN)
substantivo, adjetivo, verbo

substantivo “salt”

sg. salt, pl. salts or uncountable
  1. sal
    She sprinkled salt on her fries to make them taste better.
  2. sal (produto químico)
    Table salt is a common example of a salt formed when hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.
  3. (em criptografia) dados extras adicionados a uma mensagem antes de ser criptografada para dificultar a decodificação
    Before storing passwords, the system adds a unique salt to each one to enhance security.
  4. gíria da internet para mostrar frustração, raiva ou debate intenso
    The comment section was full of salt after the game update nerfed everyone's favorite character.
  5. (figurativamente) a necessidade de ver algo com dúvida e bom senso
    When reading online reviews, it's wise to take them with a pinch of salt.

adjetivo “salt”

salt, non-gradable
  1. (de água) salina, contendo sal
    The fish in the lake couldn't survive because it had turned into salt water.
  2. (de alimento) preservado usando sal
    The fisherman prepared salt fish to last through the winter.
  3. (campo, terreno etc.) coberto por água do mar
    The salt fields near the coast are often covered with seawater during high tide.

verbo “salt”

salt; he salts; past salted, part. salted; ger. salting
  1. salgar
    She carefully salted the popcorn before serving it.
  2. usar sal para evitar que os alimentos estraguem
    They salted the meat to keep it from spoiling.
  3. adicionar algo em pequenas quantidades ao longo de outra coisa
    She salted her speech with humorous anecdotes to keep the audience engaged.
  4. adicionar dados extras a uma mensagem antes de criptografá-la para tornar a decodificação mais desafiadora
    Before storing the passwords, the system salts them to enhance security against hackers.